Waipapa Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.22° S 173.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipapa Bay sea temperature is
12.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Waipapa Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Waipapa Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Waipapa Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Waipapa Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Blenheim

77 km N50 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 271°)
5
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Heights Road

124 km NE300 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
35
fresh winds from the WSW
(33 km/h at 258°)
65
14.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Baring Head

124 km NE150 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (26 kph from 47 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington International Airport

127 km NE201 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearHaze -
50
strong winds from the NNW
(50 km/h at 340°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
broken
no observation
-

Miramar wx

128 km NE51 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
40
strong winds from the NNE
(40 km/h at 14°)
65
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington

132 km NE116 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the NNW
(6 km/h at 331°)
25
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paremata

150 km NE20 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
40
strong winds from the NNE
(39 km/h at 22°)
65
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cross Creek wx

159 km NE451 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 257 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paekakariki

162 km NE267 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
115
extremely windy from the NW
(113 km/h at 322°)
150
13.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapiti Aeromodellers

168 km NNE6 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
35
fresh winds from the NNW
(37 km/h at 333°)
60
15.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Waipapa Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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